By the time anyone on the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture grounds saw anything, 112 dots were falling from the sky.

The Eagles Over Oshkosh skydiving team and camera crew had arrived.

20,000 feet above the patrons at EAA, 108 skydivers from 20 different countries attempted to break the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale’s world record for the largest sequential large-group formation. The other four skydivers made up the camera crew.

Skydivers jump in an attempt to break a World Record during Wednesday’s AirVenture July 22, 2015.(Photo: Jeannette Merten/For Oshkosh Northwestern Media)

Laurel Nichols, from Florida, said she feels pretty confident in them, but even if it didn’t happen today, there’s always Friday. She was just happy to have finally made it to AirVenture.

“It was fabulous, there’s no greater honor than to be out there,” she said. “I have always wanted to come here, and now I had a front-row seat with 108 of my best friends.”

The current record was set two years ago in Spain with 106 skydivers and three different formations.

People watch as skydivers jump in an attempt to break a World Record during Wednesday’s AirVenture July 22, 2015.(Photo: Jeannette Merten/For Oshkosh Nor)

At the afternoon air show, Gulcin Gilbert, media director, said the Eagles Over Oshkosh made three different “points,” or formations, which was enough to break the record with their number of skydivers.

However, she said they have to wait for the judges to review the footage, which can take time.

The three judges have to review the formations in depth, from where each person was positioned to who they are touching — and it has to be in exactly the right spot.

Skydivers jump in an attempt to break a World Record during Wednesday’s AirVenture July 22, 2015.(Photo: Jeannette Merten/For Oshkosh Northwestern Media)

In addition to attempting this record, she said they are also the first demonstration skydive to be presented at AirVenture.

Jim McCormick, one of the team captains, said coming to AirVenture and attempting to break this record means a lot to him.

“For many of us, this is the highlight of our skydiving careers,” he said. “And most of us have had 30 to 40 years.”

McCormick said he’s honored and thrilled to be able to jump with this team of skydivers here in Oshkosh.

BJ Worth, a Hollywood aerial stunt double and team captain for Eagles Over Oshkosh, said he’s been skydiving for 45 years and events like this help show that skydiving is more than just a semi-dangerous sport.

Skydiving is like an “addictive bug,” and he said the benefits far outweigh the safety concerns.

“We share a lot, and yeah we take a certain risk, but it’s a controlled risk,” Worth said. “At the end of the day, we’re sharing smiles. It’s so much fun emotionally, and that’s why we keep doing it.”

Whether they broke the record this time around, the team will jump and attempt the record again at Friday’s air show.

Eagles Over Oshkosh is presented by the Skydiving Museum and Hall of Fame.

Reach Katy Macek at 920-426-6689 or kmacekalwe@oshkosh.gannett.com; on Twitter @KatherineMacek.